The rights given to women by Islam in the 7th century were unparalleled anywhere else in the world at that time. The rights were earth shaking. Many of those rights were not given to women in western countries until the 20th century, 1,400 years later.
The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of ALLAH be upon him) said: “How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for his affairs are all good, and this applies to no one but the believer.If something good happens to him,he is thankful for it and that is good for him. If something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience and that is good for him.” (Narrated by Muslim, 2999).
"Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - I will surely cause him to live a good life, and I will surely give them their reward [in the
Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do." [16:97]
If you find it hard to appreciate what Allah has blessed you with, spend a day with someone who doesn't have the things you have. The Prophet (peace and Blessings of ALLAH be Upon him) said, "Look to those below you and not to those above, as it is more suitable to remember the blessings of Allah granted to you." (Bukhari & Muslim)
Question:
How can I stop thinking about women? I try too fast but don’t have enough money to get married and I try to lower my gaze but it’s so difficult. Please advise.
Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh .Thank you for your question.
Allah says in the Quran:
"Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things)..." [Surat al-Nur: 30] Al-Junayd (rahimahullah) was asked: "With what do we seek help to lower our gaze?" He replied: "Your knowledge that Him looking upon you precedes whatever you look at." In regard to these verses Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah)
says: "So He (Allah) put purity after lowering of the gaze and protecting of the private parts. For this reason lowering the gaze away from the prohibited things
warrants three great benefits. The first of them is the sweetness of Imaan and the pleasure that comes from it, which is more sweet and pleasing than that which he
diverted his eyes away from for Allah's sake. Verily, whoever abandons a thing for Allah's sake, He (Subhaanahu WaTa'ala) compensates him with better than it…The second benefit is a light in the heart and
quality of intuition… and the third benefit is the strength of the heart and steadfastness and courage. So Allah (Subhaanahu WaTa'ala) would give him, by His strength,
the ability of wisdom and substantiation, and the devil would flee from him as it has been mentioned in the saying, "Whoever fears his whims, the devil would race
out of his shadow." So part of the answer dear brother is recognizing that Allah is watching you and that by looking at that which He has forbidden, you risk losing the opportunity to see Him on the Day of Judgment. As far as practical tips are concerned:
1. Install a firewall on your computer/laptop that filters lewd material
2. Enroll in a program online to help you deal with pornography. Purify your gaze is one that I would Recommend.
3. Try not to put yourself in a situation that will make it harder for you. So avoid places that will cause your gaze to wander and also being alone with your computer/laptop/TV.
4. Fasting controls ones desires and builds that consciousness in Allah needed to fight this disease.
5. Remind yourself frequently of the reward of paradise for lowering your gaze.
May Allah make it easy for you and grant you strength and firmness. Ameen
And Allah knows best.
Answered by Shaykh Omar Suleiman
Hadith of the Day Imam
Director – Islamic Learning Foundation
It is indeed Allah's mercy upon mankind that He created spouses for human beings and that too from their own kind. Imagine the world with humans living without a spouse. Or imagine if a spouse was not from same kind i.e. suppose a human had a spouse from community of Jinn's etc. It would have been very difficult to achieve compatibility. Alhamdulillah, the mercy of The Almighty is vast. He has blessed the mankind with this beautiful relation of husband-wife.
#Spouse #Blessing
Among the numerous Unique Physical Characteristics of our Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of ALLAH be Upon Him) mentioned by the Ulama of Sirah are:
1-He was born circumcised with cord already cut.
2-He never yawned.
3-His shadow was never seen.
4-He never had a wet dream.
5-His sweat was fragrant like perfume.
6-His hair never turned white.
7-Flies never sat on him.
8-He appeared taller than everyone else in a gathering.
9-His hair had healing powers. The
Sahabah would use it for Shifa.
10-His teeth shined like stars.
ﺻﻠﻮﺍ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻤﻮﺍ ﺗﺴﻠﻴﻤﺎ
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
Allah likes sneezing and He dislikes yawning. If one of you sneezes and praises Allah, it is the duty of every Muslim who hears him to say to him:
Yarhamuk-Allah (may Allah have mercy on you)
As for yawning, it is from the Shaitan, so if one of you (feels the urge to) yawn, let him suppress it as much as he can, for when one of you yawns,the
Shaitan laughs at him. (Narrated by Al- Bukhari)
Ibn Hajar, may Allah have Mercy on him, said that Al-Khattabi said, What is meant by liking and disliking
here refers to the causes because sneezing is due to energy in the body, opening the pores and not eating too much, unlike yawning which is due to filling the body and making it heavy which stems from eating too much and mixing different types of food. The
former gives one energy for worship and the latter is the opposite.The Prophet ( peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) , explained how to respond to one who sneezes, in the Hadith narrated by Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet, (peace and blessings of Allahbe upon him) in which he said:
If one of you sneezes, let him say Alhamdu Lillah ( praise be to Allah), and let his brother or companion say to him, Yarhamuk-Allah (may Allah have mercy on you). If he says Yarhamuk-Allah (may Allah have
mercy on you) to him, let him say Yahdeekum Allahu wa yuslihu baalakum (may Allah guide you and
set your affairs straight).” (Al-Bukhari)
Nowadays doctors say that yawning is an indication that the brain and body need oxygen and food , and that the respiratory system has fallen short in supplying the oxygen needed by the brain and body. This happens when one is drowsy or unconscious and just before death. Yawning is a deep inhalation through the mouth, but the mouth is not the natural route for inhalation, because it is not equipped to purify the air as the nose is. If the mouth remains open while yawning, various kinds of germs, dust,
pollution and insects may enter with the inhaled breath and reach different parts of the body. Hence the Prophet,(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), taught us to suppress yawning as
much as possible or to cover the mouth with the palm of the right hand or back of the left hand. Sneezing is the opposite of yawning, as it is powerful and sudden, and expels air forcefully from the lungs via
the nose and mouth,so it blows out whatever is in its way of dust, pollution, insects and germs that harps penetrated to the respiratory system. Hence, it is natural that sneezing should be from Allah because
of the benefits it brings to the body and that yawning should be from Satan because it is harmful to the body. Therefore it is many’s duty to praise Allah, the Exalted , for sneezing and seek refuge with Him from the accursed Satan when yawning.
(Al-Haqa’iq Al-Tibbiyah Fil-Islam)
A woman is just like a pearl and a man is just
like a shell. A shell has no value without a
pearl, and a pearl does not exist without a shell.
Woman (wife) is a honour for a man (husband),
and a man (husband) has responsibility to his
woman (wife) to be a leader to reach jannat.
Friends, respect your spouse.
"O people! be careful of (your duty to) your
LORD, Who created you from a single being and
created its mate of the same (kind) and spread
from these two, many men and women; and be
careful of (your duty to) ALLAH by Whom you
demand one of another (your rights), and (to)
the ties of relationship, surely ALLAH ever
watches over you" Quraan An Nisaa [4:1]
..."Allahumma Salli'Alaa Muhammadin Wa
'Alaa'Aali Muhammadin, kamaa Sallayta
'Alaa' Ibraheema wa 'Alaa 'Aali 'Ibraheema,
'Innaka Hameedun Majeed.
Allahumma Baarik'Alaa Muhammadin Wa
'Alaa'Aali Muhammadin, kamaa Baarakta
'Alaa' Ibraheema wa 'Alaa 'Aali 'Ibraheema,
'Innaka Hameedun Majeed."....
Reported by ‘Iyad bin Himar (RA): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon Him) said, “Verily, Allah has revealed to me that you should adopt humility.
So that no one may wrong another and no one may be disdainful and haughty towards another.”
[Muslim - Riyad us Saliheen Chapter 279, 1589]
Reported by Abu Umamah Iyas bin Tha’labah Al-Harithi (RA): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “He who misappropriates the right of a Muslim by taking a false oath, Allah will condemn him to the fire of Hell and will forbid Jannah for him.” A person asked: “O Messenger of Allah, even if it is something insignificant?” He replied, “Yes, even if it is the twig of the Arak tree.”
[Muslim - Riyad us Saliheen Chapter 315, 1713]
Reported by Marthad bin ‘Abdullah Al-Yazni:
When Malik bin Hubairah (RA) offered a
funeral prayer and found a small number of
participants, he would divide them into three
rows and would say that the Messenger of
Allah (peace be upon him) said, “If three rows
of men offer funeral prayer over anyone, his
entry into Jannah will become certain.”
[Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi - Riyad us Saliheen,
Chapter 156, 934]
Reported by ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan (RA): I saw
the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
performing Wudu’ the way I have just done it
and said, “He who performs Wudu’ like this, his
previous sins will be forgiven and his Salat and
walking to the mosque will be considered as
supererogatory act of worship.”
[Muslim]
Reported by ‘Aishah (RA): The Messenger of
Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Do not abuse
the dead, because they have attained that
which they had forwarded (i.e. their deeds,
good or bad).”
[Bukhari - Riyad us Saliheen Chapter 267,
1564]
Reported by Ibn Umar (RA): The Prophet
(peace be upon him) said: “A man should not
make another man to get up and sit in his
place, but you have to make room and space
for others.” I said: “Is it for Jumu’ah prayer
only?” He replied: “For Jumu’ah prayer and
also for any other occasion.” Ibn ‘Umar never
sat in a place if one got up for him.
(Bukhari and Muslim)
Reported by Ibn ‘Abbas (RA): The Prophet
(peace be upon him) said, ‘There are two
blessings which many people lose: (They are)
health and free time for doing good.’
(Bukhari)
Reported by `Uthman bin `Affan (RA): The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,
“The best amongst you is the one who learns
the Qur’an and teaches it.”
[Bukhari - Riyad us Saliheen Chapter 180, 993]
Reported by Buraidah (RA): The Messenger of
Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Convey glad
tidings to those who walk to the mosque in the
darkness. For they will be given full light on
the Day of Resurrection.”
[Tirmidhi & Abu Dawud - Riyad us Saliheen
Chapter 189, 1058]
Commentary: “In the darkness” here indicates
the Fajr and Isha’ prayers which are
performed when it is dark.
Reported by Thauban (RA) reported: The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “He who
visits his brother in Faith, will remain engaged
in picking the fresh fruits from the garden of
Jannah till he returns.”
[Muslim - Riyad us Saliheen Chapter 144, 898]
Reported by Abu Hurairah (RA): The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,
“A space in Jannah equal to the distance
between the middle and the end of a bow will
be better than all that upon which the sun rises
and sets.”
[Bukhari & Muslim - Riyad us Saliheen Chapter
371, 1888]
Preface: These articles are only a summary of
the lives of the great Companions and do not
cover all the points of their life stories. These
stories are not intended as biographies, but
rather to provide a glimpse of the main
incidents of each companion’s life. For ease of
reading, we have not inserted “May Allah be
pleased with him (RA)” each time the name of
each Companion is mentioned, but please take
it that the salutations apply to all of them,
may Allah be pleased with them all.
Musab ibn Umar RA was among the Companions
of Prophet Muhammad SAW. He was the flower
of the Quraish, the most handsome and
youthful. Historians and narrators describe him
as ‘The most charming of the Makkans’.
He was born and brought up in wealth, and he
grew up with its luxuries. Perhaps there was no
boy in Makkah who was pampered by his
parents like Mus’ab lbn Umair or Mus’ab the
Good, as he was nicknamed among the Muslims.
He was one of those made by Islam and
fostered by the Prophet Muhammad SAW.
His story is a pride of all mankind. The youth
heard one day what the people of Makkah had
begun to hear about Muhammad the Truthful,
that Allah had sent him as bearer of glad
tidings and a warner to call them to the
worship of Allah the One God. When Makkah
slept and awoke there was no other talk but
the Prophet Muhammad SAW and his religion,
and this boy was one of the most attentive
listeners.
That was because, although he was young, the
flower of clubs and assemblies, the outward
appearance of wisdom and common sense were
among the traits of Mus’ab.
He heard that the Prophet SAW and those who
believed in him were meeting far away from
the dignitaries and great men of the Quraish
at As-Safaa in the house of Al-Arqam lbn Al-
Arqam daar Al- Arqam. He wasted no time. He
went one night to the Daar Al Arqam, yearning
and anxious. There, the Prophet SAW was
meeting his Companions, reciting the Qur’an to
them and praying with them to Allah the Most
Exalted. Mus’ab had hardly taken his seat and
contemplated the verses of Qur’an recited by
the Prophet SAW when his heart became the
promised heart that night.
The pleasure almost flung him from his seat as
he was filled with a wild ecstasy. But the
Prophet SAW patted his throbbing heart with
his blessed right hand, and the silence of the
ocean’s depth filled his heart. In the twinkling
of an eye, the youth who had just become
Muslim appeared to have more wisdom than his
age and a determination that would change the
course of time!
Mus’ab’s mother was Khunaas Bint Malik, and
people feared her almost to the point of terror
because she possessed a strong personality.
When Mus’ab became a Muslim, he was neither
careful before nor afraid of anyone on the
face of the earth except his mother. Even if
Makkah, with all its idols, nobles, and deserts
were to challenge him, he would stand up to it.
As for a dispute with his mother, this was an
impossible horror, so he thought quickly and
decided to keep his Islam secret until Allah
willed. He continued to frequent Daar Al-
Arqam and take lessons from the Prophet SAW.
He was satisfied with his faith and avoided the
anger of his mother, who had no knowledge of
his embracing Islam.
However, Makkah at that time kept no secret,
for the eyes and ears of the Quraish were
everywhere, very alert and checking every
footprint in its hot sands. Once, Uthman Ibn
Talhah RA saw him steadily entering alarm’s
house, then he saw him a second time praying
the prayer like Muhammad. No sooner had he
seen him than he ran quickly with the news to
Mus’ab’s mother, who was astonished by it.
Mus’ab stood before his mother, the people,
and the nobles of Makkah who assembled
around him, telling them the irrefutable truth
and reciting the Qur’an with which the Prophet
SAW cleansed their hearts and filled them with
honour, wisdom, justice, and piety. His mother
aimed a heavy blow at him, but the hand which
was meant as an arrow soon succumbed to the
powerful light which increased the radiance of
his face with innocent glory because it
demanded respect with its quiet confidence.
However, his mother, under the pressure of her
motherliness, spared him the beating and the
pain, although it was within her power to
avenge her gods whom he had abandoned.
Instead she took him to a rough corner of her
house and shut him in it. She put shackles on
him and imprisoned him there until he heard
the news of the emigration (hijab) of some of
the believers to Abyssinia. He thought to
himself and was able to delude his mother and
his guards, and so escaped to Abyssinia.
There he stayed in Abyssinia with his fellow
emigrants and then returned with them to
Makkah. He also emigrated to Abyssinia for
the second time with the Companions whom the
Prophet SAW advised to emigrate and they
obeyed. But whether Mus’ab was in Abyssinia
or Makkah, the experience of his faith
proclaimed itself in all places and at all times.
Mus’ab became confident that his life had
become good enough to be offered as a
sacrifice to the Supreme Originator and great
Creator. He went out one day to some Muslims
while they were sitting around the Prophet
SAW, and no sooner did they see him than they
lowered their heads and shed some tears
because they saw him wearing worn out
garments. They were accustomed to his former
appearance before he had become a Muslim,
when his clothes had been like garden flowers,
elegant and fragrant.
The Prophet SAW saw him with the eyes of
wisdom, thankful and loving, and his lips smiled
gracefully as he said, ‘I saw Mus’ab here, and
there was no youth in Makkah more petted by
his parents than he. Then he abandoned all that
for the love of Allah and His Prophet!’
His mother had withheld from him all the
luxury he had been overwhelmed by, when she
could not return him to her religion. She
refused to let anyone who had abandoned their
gods eat of her food, even if he was her son.
Her last connection with him was when she
tried to imprison him for a second time after
his return from Abyssinia, and he swore that if
she did that, he would kill all those who came
to her aid to lock him up. She knew the truth
of his determination when he was intent and
decided to do something, and so she bade him
good bye weeping.
The parting moment revealed a strange
adherence to infidelity on the part of his
mother, and the greater adherence to faith on
the part of her son. When she said to him,
while turning him out of her house, ‘Go away, I
am no longer your mother,’ he went close to
her and said, ‘O mother, I am advising you and
my heart is with you, please bear witness that
there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad
is His servant and messenger.’ She replied to
him, angrily raging, ‘By the stars, I will never
enter your religion, to degrade my status and
weaken my senses!’
So Mus’ab left the great luxury in which he
had been living. He became satisfied with a
hard life he had never seen before, wearing
the roughest clothes, eating one day and going
hungry another. This spirit, which was grounded
in the strongest faith, adorned with the light
of Allah, made him another man, one who
appeals to the eyes of other great souls.
While he was in this state, the Prophet SAW
commissioned him with the greatest mission of
his life, which was to be his envoy to Al-
Medina. His mission was to instruct the Ansar
who believed in the Prophet SAW and had
pledged their allegiance to him at ‘Aqabah, to
call others to Islam, and to prepare Al-Medina
for the day of the great Hijrah. There were
among the Companions of the Prophet SAW at
that time others who were older than Mus’ab
and more prominent and nearer to the Prophet
SAW by family relations. But the Prophet SAW
chose Mus’ab the Good, knowing that he was
entrusting to him the most important task of
that time, putting into his hands the destiny
of Islam at Al- Medina. The radiant city of Al-
Medina was destined to be the home of Hijrah,
the springboard of Islamic preachers and the
liberators of the future. Mus’ab was equal to
the task and trust which Allah had given him
and he was equipped with an excellent mind and
noble character. He won the hearts of the
Medinites with his piety, uprightness and
sincerity. And so they embraced the religion of
Allah in flocks. At the time the Prophet SAW
sent him there, only twelve Muslims had
pledged allegiance to the Prophet SAW at the
Pledge of ‘Aqabah. He had hardly completed a
few months when they answered to the call of
Allah and the Prophet SAW. During the next
pilgrimage season, the Medinite Muslims sent a
delegation of 70 believing men and women to
Makkah to meet the Prophet SAW.
They came with their teacher and their
Prophet’s envoy, Mus’ab Ibn ‘Umair. Mus’ab had
proven, by his good sense and excellence, that
the Prophet SAW knew well how to choose his
envoys and teachers.
Mus’ab had understood his mission well. He
knew that he was a caller to Allah and
preacher of His religion, which calls people to
right guidance and the straight path. Like the
Prophet SAW in whom he believed, he was no
more than a deliverer of the message. There
he stood fast, with As’ad Ibn Zoraarah as host,
and both of them used to visit the tribes,
dwellings, and assemblies, reciting to the
people what he had of the Book of Allah,
instilling in them that Allah is no more than
One God.
He had confronted certain instances which
could have put an end to his life and that of
those with him but for his active, intelligent,
great mind. One day, he was taken by surprise
while preaching to the people to find Usaid lbn
Hudair, leader of the ‘Abd Al-Ashhal tribe, at
Al-Medina confronting him with a drawn arrow.
He was raging with anger and animosity against
the one who had come to corrupt the religion
of his people by telling them to abandon their
gods and talking to them about the idea of
only One God Whom they did not know before
and had never heard of. Their gods were to
them the centre of their worship. Whenever
any of them needed them, he knew their
places. They would invoke them for help. That
was how they thought and imagined!
As for the God of Muhammad, to whom this
envoy was calling, nobody knew His place, nor
could anybody see Him! When the Muslims who
were sitting around Mus’ab, saw Usaid lbn
Hudair advancing in his unbridled anger, they
were frightened, but Mus’ab the Good stood
firm. Usaid stood before him and As’ad lbn
Zoraarah shouting, ‘What brought you here?
Are you coming to corrupt our faith? Go away
if you wish to be saved!’
And like the calmness of the sea and its force,
Mus’ab started his fine speech saying, ‘Won’t
you sit down and listen? If you like our cause,
you can accept; and if you dislike it, we will
spare you of what you hate.’
Allah is the Greatest! How grand an opening
whose ending would be pleasant! Usaid was a
thoughtful and clever man, and here he saw
Mus’ab inviting him to listen and no more. If
he was convinced he would accept it, and if he
was not convinced, then Mus’ab would leave his
neighbourhood and his clan, and move to
another neighbourhood without harm, nor being
harmed. There and then Usaid answered him
saying, ‘Well, that is fair,’ and he dropped his
arrow to the ground and sat down listening.
Mus’ab had hardly read the Qur’an, explaining
the mission with which Muhammad SAW came,
when the conscience of Usaid began to dear
and brighten and change with the
effectiveness of the words. He became
overwhelmed by its beauty. When Mus’ab
finished speaking, Usaid lbn Hudair exclaimed
to him and those with him, ‘How beautiful is
this speech, and how true! How can one enter
this religion?’ Mus’ab told him to purify his
body and clothes and say, ‘I bear witness that
there is no god but Allah.’ Usaid retired for
some time and then returned pouring clean
water on his head and standing there
proclaiming, ‘I bear witness that there is no
god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah.’
The news spread like lightning and then Sa’d
Ibn Mu’adh came and listened to Mus’ab, and
he was convinced and embraced Islam. Then
came Sa’d lbn ‘Ubadah.
There and then blessings came with their
entering Islam. The people of Al-Medina came
together asking one another, ‘If Usaid lbn
Hudair, Sa’d Ibn Mu’adh and Sa’d Ibn ‘Ubadah
have embraced Islam, what are we waiting for?
Go straight to Mus’ab and believe. By Allah, he
is calling us to the truth and the straight
path!’
The first envoy of the Prophet SAW succeeded
without comparison. It was a success which he
deserved and to which he was equal.
The days and years passed by. The Prophet
SAW and his Companions emigrated to Al-
Medina, and the Quraish were raging with envy
and their ungodly pursuit after the pious
worshippers. So the Battle of Badr took place,
in which they were taught a lesson and lost
their strong hold. After that they prepared
themselves for revenge, and thus came the
Battle of Uhud. The Muslims mobilised
themselves, and the Prophet SAW stood in their
midst to sort out among their faithful faces
and to choose one to bear the standard. He
then called for Mus’ab the Good, and he
advanced and carried the standard.
The terrible battle was raging, the fighting
furious. The archers disregarded the orders of
the Prophet SAW by leaving their positions on
the mountain when they saw the polytheists
withdrawing as if defeated. But this act of
theirs soon turned the victory of the Muslims
to defeat. The Muslims were taken at unawares
by the cavalry of the Quraish at the mountain
top, and many Muslims were killed by the
swords of the polytheists as a consequence.
When they saw the confusion and horror
splitting the ranks of the Muslims, the
polytheists concentrated on the Prophet of
Allah to finish him off. Mus’ab saw the
impending threat, so he raised the standard
high, shouting, ‘Allahu Akbar! Allah is the
Greatest!’ like the roar of a lion. He turned
and jumped left and right, fighting and killing
the foe. All he wanted was to draw the
attention of the enemy to himself in order to
turn their attention away from the Prophet
SAW. He thus became as a whole army in
himself. Nay, Mus’ab went alone to fight as if
he were an army of giants raising the standard
in sanctity with one hand, striking with his
sword with the other. But the enemies were
multiplying on him. They wanted to step on his
corpse so that they could find the Prophet
SAW.
Let us allow a living witness to describe for us
the last scene of Mus’ab the Great. Ibn Sa’d
said: Ibrahim lbn Muhammad lbn Sharhabil
Al-’Abdriy related from his father, who said:
Mus’ab lbn ‘Umair carried the standard on the
Day of Uhud. When the Muslims were scattered,
he stood fast until he met lbn Qumah who was
a knight. He struck him on his right hand and
cut it off, but Mus’ab said, ‘and Muhammad is
but a Messenger. Messengers have passed away
before him ‘ (Qur’an 3:144). He carried the
standard with his left hand and leaned on it.
He struck his left hand and cut it off, and so
he leaned on the standard and held it with his
upper arms to his chest, all the while saying,
‘And Muhammad is but a Messenger.
Messengers have passed away before him’.
Then a third one struck him with his spear, and
the spear went through him. Mus’ab fell and
then the standard.
He fell after he had struggled for the sake of
Allah in the great battle of sacrifice and
faith. He had thought that if he fell, he would
be a stepping stone to the death of the
Prophet SAW because he would be without
defence and protection. But he put himself in
harm’s way for the sake of the Prophet SAW.
Overpowered by his fear for and love of him,
he continued to say with every sword stroke
that fell on him from the foe, ‘and Muhammad
is but a Messenger. Messengers have passed
away before him ‘(3:144). This verse was
revealed later, after he had spoken it.
After the bitter battle, they found the corpse
of the upright martyr lying with his face in
the dust, as if he feared to look while harm
fell on the Prophet SAW. So he hid his face so
that he would avoid the scene. Or perhaps, he
was shy when he fell as a martyr, before
making sure of the safety of the Prophet of
Allah, and before serving to the very end,
guarding and protecting him.
Allah is with you, O Mus’ab! What a great life
story!
The Prophet SAW and his Companions came to
inspect the scene of the battle and bid
farewell to its martyrs. Pausing at Mus’ab’s
body, tears dripped from the Prophet’s eyes.
Khabbab lbn Al-Arat narrated: We emigrated
with the Prophet SAW for Allah’s cause, so our
reward became due with Allah. Some of us
passed away without enjoying anything in this
life of his reward, and one of them was Mus’ab
Ibn Umair, who was martyred on the Day of
Uhud. He did not leave behind anything except
a sheet of shredded woollen cloth. If we
covered his head with it, his feet were
uncovered, and if we covered his feet with it,
his head was uncovered. The Prophet SAW said
to us, ‘Cover his head with it and put lemon
grass over his feet.’
Despite the deep, sad pain which the Prophet
SAW suffered over the loss of his uncle
Hamzah and the mutilation of his corpse by the
polytheists in a manner that drew tears from
the Prophet SAW and broke his heart; despite
the fact that the field of battle was littered
with the corpses of his Companions, all of whom
represented the peak of truth, piety and
enlightenment; despite all this, he stood at the
corpse of his first envoy, bidding him farewell
and weeping bitterly. The Prophet SAW stood
at the remains of Mus’ab lbn Umair saying,
while his eyes were flowing with tears, love and
loyalty, ‘Among the believers are men who
have been true to their covenant with Allah
‘ (Qur’an 33:23).
Then he gave a sad look at the garment in
which he was shrouded and said, ‘I saw you at
Makkah, and there was not a more precious
jewel, nor more distinguished one than you, and
here you are bare- headed in a garment!’ Then
the Prophet SAW looked at all the martyrs in
the battlefield and said, ‘The Prophet of Allah
witnesses that you are martyrs to Allah on the
Day of Resurrection.’ Then he gathered his
living Companions around him and said, ‘O
people, visit them, come to them, and salute
them. By Allah, no Muslim will salute them but
that they will salute him in return.’
Peace and blessings of Allah O Mus’ab. Peace
be on you, O Martyrs.
Acknowledgement :
Reproduced from:
Men Around the Messenger by Khalid
Muhammad Khalid
Most of the information for this work has been
obtained from
“Shining Stars Among the Prophet’s
Companions Volume One” by Abdul Basit Ahmad
“Heroes of Islam” by Mahmoud Esma’il Sieny
“The Sealed Nectar” by Safi-ur-Rahman Al
Mubarakpuri
“The Biography of ’Uthman Ibn ‘Affan- Dhun-
Noorayn” by Dr. Ali Muhammad Sallabi
“The Successors of the Messenger” by Khalid
Muhammad Khalid
SubhanAllaah!! If only we were like the
sahabas! Wallahi this world would be a
different place to live in :')
‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab (ra) once saw a man
speaking to a woman on the roadside. He
began to beat him with his stick and asked
the man why he was shamelessly speaking to
a woman by the roadside.
The man answered that the woman was his
wife.
‘Umar then said: “Then why are you
discussing your personal matters by the
roadside and enticing the people to listen to
your personal conversation?“
He answered: “O leader of the believers, we
have just arrived in Madeenah and were
discussing where we should stay.“
When ‘Umar heard his answer he apologizes to
the man, gave him his stick, and ordered him
to take his revenge. The man said: “I forgive
you for the sake of Allaah.” However ‘Umar
insisted that the man take the stick and seek
out his revenge, but the man refused every
time. Thereby, ‘Umar said: “Your reward will
be with Allaah.“
[Akhbaar'Umar, p. 190]
1. Whoever gives news of Rajab to another
Hell fire will be haram for him.
2. Whoever fasts 1 day of Rajab its as if he
fasted all month, or 7 days in Rajab will be
given refuge from 7 gates of Hell or 8 days
will open doors of Paradise
3. Whoever offers 20 rakaah on first night
of Rajab Allah will protect his family&from
punishment of grave&wont get punished on
Judgment Day
What do all these"hadith"have in common?
they're LIES&FABRICATED:
Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimullah alaihi) said: Every
hadeeth which mentions fasting in Rajab and
praying during some of its nights is false
and fabricated” [al-Manaar al-Muneef, p.
96]
Before LIKING&SHARING such LIES,
remember Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) said:"Whoever lies upon me, let
him reserve his seat in Hell fire"[Sahih Jami
at Tirmidhi 2659]
And the next part the Du'a : ‘Allahuma Barik
lana fi Rajaba wa Sha’bana wa ballighna
Ramadhan’. This is not authentic hadeeth
though it is commonly wide spread among the
masses to greet one another with this du'a.
It is a munkar hadeeth! May Allaah guide us
towards haqq.
- A must Read
Talking to other sisters about why they don't
wear the hijab can be a very very touch subject.
Most of us just do not know how to approach
this issue and advise our sisters to please dress
more islamically as hijab isn't just the peice of
cloth on the head. it is covering the entire body
in a modest fashion.
For those who do not know the proper way of
wearing Hijab should learn from the 7
Conditions to a proper Hijab below :
1. Clothing must cover the entire body, only the
hands and face may remain visible (According
to some Fiqh Schools, this is the lowest form of
Hijab).
2. The material must not be so thin that one can
see through it.
3. The clothing must hang loose so that the
shape / form of the body is not apparent.
4. The female clothing must not resemble the
man's clothing.
5. The design of the clothing must not resemble
the clothing of the non believing women.
6. The design must not consist of bold designs
which attract attention.
7. Clothing should not be worn for the sole
purpose of gaining reputation or increasing
one's status in society.
The reason for this strictness is so that the
woman is protected from the lustful gaze of
men. She should not attract attention to
herself in any way. It is permissible for a man
to catch the eye of a woman , however it is
haram (unlawful) for a man to look twice as
this encourages lustful thoughts. Islam protects
the woman, it is for this reason that Allah gave
these laws. In today's society womankind is
being exploited, female sexuality is being
openly used in advertising, mainly to attract
the desires of men and therefore sell the
product. Is the woman really free in today's
society ? The answer is obviously no, the
constant bombardment by the media as to how
the ideal woman should look and dress testifies
to this.
Islam liberated woman over 1400 years ago. Is
it better to dress according to man or God?
Allah has stated in the Quran that women must
guard their modesty……….
"And say to the believing women that they
should lower their gaze and guard their
modesty; that they should not display their
beauty and ornaments except what (ordinarily)
appear thereof; that they should draw their
veils over their bosoms and not display their
beauty"
[Quran 24:31]
Reward for your Hijab :
A veiled woman will be rewarded continuously
for wearing the veil (head cover as well as
modest clothing)…as her veil invites those who
see her to obey Allah, since they see her
obeying Him.
On the Day of Judgement, veiled women may
find their rewards as huge as mountains
(Insha- Allah). They will be so surprised and
shocked thinking they did nothing in their lives
worth all of these rewards!
THAT IS BECAUSE THEY WILL GET REWARDS
WHENEVER ANYONE SEES THEM WEARING
THE VEIL!
Some women give up wearing the veil and some
cannot stand to adopt it; those must be
unaware of the rewards of wearing the veil,
and how Allah; the REWARDER will reward
them immensely for adopting it and adhering
to His command.
So patiently persevere: For verily the promise
of Allah is true.
(Surat Ar-Room:60).
